Hen&#39;s nest.



H. G. BONNER.

HENS NEST.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.16,- 1912.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

lwzml om Wikumoeo I HUGH Gr. BONNER, OF CLAY CENTER, NEBRASKA.

HENS NEST.

Application filed December 16, 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

Serial No. 737,150.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HUGH G. BONNER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Clay Center, in the county of Clay andState of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHens Nests; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hens nests.

One object of the invention is to provide a hens nest having an improvedmeans for detachably securing the nest to a suitable support.

Another object is to provide a nest having an improved construction andarrangement of cover whereby a setting hen may be con fined on the nestwithout injury or inconvenience t0 the hen.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement ofparts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved. hens nest showing the same arranged and sup ported in positionfor use; Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section of the nestshowing the cover thereof in closed position for confining a hen on thenest; Fig. 3 is a rear end view of the nest; Fig. 4: is a detailperspective view of the rear end of a nest showing a slight modificationof my invention.

My improved hens nest may be formed of any suitable material but ispreferably constructed of sheet metal and comprises a body 1, the sidesand bottom of which are formed from a sheet of metal, the ends of whichare bent upwardly and spaced a suitable distance apart to form sides 2while the curved intermediate portion of the metal sheet forms thebottom 3 of the nest. The front or outer end of the nest is formed by asubstantially semi-circular plate 4 which pref erably extends upwardly alittle more than half way the distance between the bottom and top of thebody 1 of the nest. The rear end of the nest is formed by a plate 5which is preferably arranged at a slight angle and extends from thebottom to the top of the body as shown. The end plates 4 and 5 may. besoldered or otherwise rigidly securpd to the end edges of the body ofthe nes The upper end of the back end plate 5 of the nest is extendedand bent rearwardly and thence downwardly to form a nest supporting hook6 which is adapted to be engaged wlth a bar 7 or other suitable supportwhlch, if desired, may be a part of the structural framework of the henhouse. The supporting hook 6 is reinforced midway between 1ts ends by astiff supplemental supportlng hook 8 of strap iron or the like the innerend of which is riveted or otherwise rlgidly secured to the upperportion of the back plate 5 while the bill of said hook 8 closely fitsthe outer side of the hook 6 as shown.

The nest is preferably provided with a cover 9 which, in the presentinstance, is shown and is also preferably in the form of a sheet metalplate having on its front and. side edges depending flanges 10 which,when the cover is closed down on top of the nest, fits over the sidesand front end thereof as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings.The inner end of the top plate of the cover is preferably notchedadjacent to the inner edge of the side flanges and said notched inneredge of the plate is turned downwardly to a slight extent as shown at 11thereby forming a ventilating opening at the inner end of the nestwhenthe cover is closed. A pivot rod 12 extends transversely across the nestnear the inner end thereof and has its ends inserted through the sides 2of the nest and through the adjacent rear ends of the side flanges 10 ofthe cover, whereby the latter is pivotally secured to the nest. Thecover when swung upwardly is held in an open position by a hook 13secured to the side of the hen house or to a. suitable support and whichis adapted to be engaged with a staple 14; arranged in one side of thecover 9 as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. By providing thecover 9, it will be seen, that when the latter is closed for confining ahen on the nest air and light will be supplied to the hen through thespace left between the lower edge of the front flange of the cover andthe upper edge of the front end piece of the nest as clearly shown inFig. 2 of the drawings. By providing supporting and attaching hooks forthe nest as herein shown and described. it will be seen that the lattermay be readily engaged with a horizontal bar or other sup port and whendesired may be readily removed from said support for cleaning or otherpurposes.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings is illustrated a slight modification of myidea. In this view, the rear end 5 of the nest 1 is provided with hooks6 at each upper corner said hooks being adapted for the same purpose asthe flange 6 hereinbefore described.

A; nest constructed in accordance wit-h my invention will be strong,durable, strictly sanitary and vermin proof and may be inexpensivelymanufactured.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A hens nest comprising a sheet metal body having a front end extendingpart way up the sides, a rear end plate secured to the rear ends of saidsides and having its upper edge extended and bent to form a supportinghook, a reinforcing hook Whose shank is secured to said rear end andwhose bill fits closely over the supporting hook, a cover comprising ametal sheet having depending side flanges and its rear edge notchedadjacent the flanges and bent inwardly to form a ventilating openingbetween it and said hooks, and a cross rod underlying the rear portionof the cover and passing through said sides and flanges, for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HUGH G. BONNER.

\Vitnesses JAooB SIPULAR, L. F. FRYAR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patentn, Washington, D. G.

